North Carolina lawmakers said they’ve discovered a huge number of public schools are breaking state law by not teaching cursive on a regular basis.
State representatives are now are launching an investigation to uncover which schools are neglecting cursive lessons.
In 2013, legislators passed a bill requiring all students to be fluent in cursive writing by the end of 5th grade. A new report from the state education department said about 40% of students who should be regularly practicing cursive – aren’t. Click here for more details from News 2